Amazon.com is having a huge sale on the BBC produced series "Planet Earth: The Complete Series."  Widely regarded as one of the best shows ever created for HD DVD or Blu-ray, Planet Earth: The Complete Series has be

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I buy a new toy and of course I have to talk about everything related to it, so now you’re going to get a reasonable amount of HD-DVD news and information. After all, this blog is about A Mike Life, so what else do I have to talk about?

So first off, there were rumors last week concerning the idea of Warner suddenly getting rid their polic

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'Ratatouille' DVD reviewed at Jeremy’s Consumer’s Corner

For those of you that were unable to catch it on the big screen, or just prefer waiting on the DVD release, I've given 'Ratatouille' a complete run down to let you know if it

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'Planet Terror' is now on DVD, and Consumer's Corner has the review up for you. Instant classic? Cult favorite to be? Utterly terrible? 'Planet Terror' will probably be all of these to various people, but you'll just have to click the link to

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Good news for fans of good television. You can now pre-order Day Break from Amazon in anticipation of the March 11th release of The Complete Series.

Day Break appeared on ABC last season but was canceled after only 6 episodes (out of 13). Day Break was, in my opinion, a really good sci-fi type show similar to Groundhog Day in that the ma

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It's Tuesday and that means it's time to check out the best DVD releases for 1/29/08. We finally have a bunch of good stuff, after the entire month of January had brought us nothing but 3:10 to Yuma.

Among the DVD releases for 1/29/08 is Damages from FX, a new special edition Groundhog Day starring Bill Murr

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The week of January 13th will be a huge one for FOX fans and TV fans in general I think. With most shows having just 1 or 2 episodes left, FOX has a leg up with their programming that week.

The Sarah Connor Chronicles begins a two-night premiere on the 13th, which will pair up with the return of Prison Break on Monday the 14th.

The next

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Yeah, okay, so I bought an HD-DVD players back in December, completely falling for some of the reports that talked about how great HD-DVD players were selling and how it could turn the tide in the Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD war.rnrnWell, of course that purchase was the catalyst for the big announcement today that Warner Brothers is going to go

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It took me a long time to leap off the end of the high definition DVD player diving board, but I finally did it. Up until now, I was wary of making a purchase since it’s so completely up in the air as far as who will win the race: BluRay or HD-DVD.

I ended up choosing HD_DVD for four reasons:

1. I had run out of patience in waiting t

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This blog is a follow-up to the one I just posted about Warner Brothers going exclusively with Blu-Ray. That news may very likely signal the end to the high definition DVD war.

But lost in the shuffle today is the news that Netflix will be coming out with a set-top box that streams movies right to your television.

Can this make the DVD

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Hold onto your butts. This is a jammed-packed full of awesome week for DVD releases. Not only that, but we’ll be kicking around some high-def titles as well.

Let’s jump right in.

It’s.all.about.Jason.Bourne.

The Bourne Ultimatum

Maybe it’s because the movie is still fresh in my mind, but I honestly felt this was the best of the bu

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Here is a short, sweet, simple review of the recent DVD release of one of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters to be shown on the silver screen during the past year; 'Transformers.'

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This is a review of the X-files DVD Season One Disc Six. The title for this episode of the X-Files is Tooms.
This episode continues a story from an earlier episode of the X-Files called Squeeze.
Fox Mulder unsuccessfully tries to convince the doct

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Initially thought to be sometime in April, it was announced yesterday that Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 will be released on March 25th instead.

The premiere of season 4 is supposed to be in late March, which will likely coincide with this DVD release.

You can read more about the included extra plus see the artwork for the DVD set by v

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I am giving away a copy of That Baby CD and DVD. Anyone, anywhere is eligible to enter!

These are covers written by some of the best artists of our time: Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, The Beatles, and The Pretenders. You will find yourself singing along with a lot of these songs. This CD is

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I should be writing my paper due tonight right now, but what fun would that be to get it done early?

Excitingly, I ordered my new HD-DVD player last week, (a Toshiba HD-A3 720p/1080i HD-DVD Player), taking a chance on a product that could go the way of Beta or maybe luckily, VHS. I ordered it on Wednesday afternoon, paid roughly $15 for sh

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One day I found myself watching a bearded lady getting orally pleasured on some HBO show and thought “well, there’s a show I won’t be watching.” Well I did anyway, and now I’m recommending that you watch too.

Is the writers’ strike leaving its mark on your favorite shows? Time to find a new one? Carnivale is a great start.....

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